As the fighting in Syria grows ever more brutal, tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing the country. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has just visited a refugee camp in Jordan. Travelling with him is ABC Correspondent Norman Hermant.

The past focus from regulators and Government on a stable banking system over a competitive one has left Australia with a lop-sided structure that is ripe for review according to one of the architects of the regime

While there's been major upheaval among metropolitan newspapers, their country counterparts are actually weathering the changes in the industry quite well. Media analysts say metro papers can learn from their regional colleagues, who seem to be better at serving their community and attracting the advertising dollar. Kirsten Veness visited a newspaper in Hamilton, in Victoria's south-west, where the key to success is keeping everything local.